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Rangel Trial Unlikely Until After Elections

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Devlin Barrett

Updated Sept. 18, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET

House lawmakers left Washington this past week without scheduling an ethics trial for Rep. Charles Rangel, suggesting the high-profile public hearings almost certainly won't begin until after the November midterm elections.

House leaders plan to end the legislative session Sept. 30 so lawmakers can go home to campaign for re-election. Members of the House ethics committee have signaled they have little interest in staying behind in...